Huck Finn Dialect Spelling Book

Write words of dialect on the left and then the correct version on the right.








Ruputation
Reputation (A.J.)
Gwineter
Going to (A.J.)
breff
mos'
jis'
deef
f'r
nuffn
breath
almost
just
deaf
for
nothing
(Taryn Miller)
yer
your
doan
doesn't
ain't
isn't
dah
there
pint
point
uz
is
(Mr. Logan)
fren'
friend Matt
gwyne
gonna
git
get
t'other
the other
(Michelle)


ben
been
widout
without
gittn'
getting
mos'
most
chile
child
(Caron)


i'd a
i would have(Kyle)



yonder
(n.) not here
(Kyle)



warn't
wasn't(Kyle)



i says
i said(Kyle)



cheer
chair(Kyle)



no'm
no ma'am(Kyle)



reckon
(v.) guess(Kyle)



roust'
arouse(Kyle)



hump yourself
(v.) get ready
(Kyle)



Dey ain'
Deef
kaze
There isn't
Deaf
because(Sarah)
setting
sitting(Sarah)
Whar
where(Sarah)
sumf'n
something
(Sarah)
'lowed
allowed(Amy A.)
smelt
smelled(Amy A.)
mum
ma'am(Amy A.)
git-out
get out (Meghan C)
'long
along (Meghan C)
en
and (Meghan C)
awluz
always (Meghan C)
Sentimentering
Sentimental
Onless
Unless
(A.J.)
Pooty
Pretty (EmilyBarden)
Po'
Poor (EmilyBarden)
Dat's
That's (EmilyBarden)
Nuther
Neither (EmilyBarden)
Sholy
Surely (EmilyBarden)
hain't
haven't (Lizzie)
jis'
just (Lizzie)
bekase
because (Lizzie)
k'yer
care (Lizzie)
you's de
bes' fren'
you are the
best friend (Lizzie)
yit
yet (Lizzie)
yo'self
yourself (Laura)
dey
they (Laura)
wuz
was (Laura)
'em
them (Laura)
le's
lets (Laura)
sumfn
somthing (Elisabeth)
dat
that (Elisabeth )
s'pose
suppose (Elisabeth)
Shet deh do'
Shut the door.
de
the (Elizabeth)
fer
for (Elizabeth)
de raf'
the raft (Elizabeth)
'las
last (Elizabeth)
o'
of (Elizabeth)
preforeordestination
predestination
(Katelyn W.)
Chaw
Chew
(Sarah)
kinder
kind of (Jennifer)
yo'
your (Caroline T.)
dat's
thats (Caroline t.)
bes'
best (Caroline T.)
ole
old (Caroline T.)
be a-shout'n'
be shouting (caroline T.)
sho'
sure (Caroline T.)
'spected
suspected (caroline t.)
dese
these (Kristin)
o' ourn
of ours (Kristin)
dat's
thats (Kristin)
dey
they (Kristin)
crick
creek (Danny Sale)
'sturb
disturb (Danny Sale)
dasn't
that's not (Danny Sale)
mo'
more (Danny Sale)
bekuz
because (Danny Sale)
befo'
before (Danny Sale)
lan'
land (Danny Sale)
jings
jinks (Danny Sale)
jist
just (Danny Sale)
d'yer
do you (Danny Sale)
'm
them (Danny Sale)
ef
if (Danny Sale)
'thout
without (Danny Sale)
mawnin
morning (Danny Sale)
ag'in
again (Danny Sale)
fas'
fast (Danny Sale)
sumpn
something (Danny Sale)
gimme
give me (Danny Sale)
dar
there (Danny Sale)
seed 'm

sk' yers
awluz
'bout
deyselves
doan'

looky
Hain't
sah
Yes'm
must 'a' come
nonnamous
seen them (Danny Sale)

scares (Kristin)
always (Kristin)
about (Kristin)
themselves (Kristin)
don't (Kristin)

look (Meghan)
Hadn't he (Meghan)
sir (Meghan)
Yes Ma'am (Meghan)
must come (Meghan)
anonyomus (Shelby)
whoop-jamboreehoo
i am going to guess a party with lots of yelling (Shelby K)
Deffisit
Deficit

Frun
From (A.J.)
slution
solution (Danny Sale)


I centered the table just because I thought it looked a little bit neater. (A.J.)
Also could you add more tables Mr. Logan because i have a couple more examples I would like to include.